Data Engineer at Nyla Technology Solutions

Do you like to tackle complex software challenges?

If you want to drive database engineering, develop scalable data pipelines, and take direct ownership of the data foundation behind mission-critical command and control systems, you are in the right place! We are looking for a Data Engineer who shares our dedication to pushing boundaries and delivering reliable digital solutions that empower our teams to make faster, better-informed operational decisions.

In this role, you will support the Global Command and Control System - Joint (GCCS-J) program, translating broad operational needs into secure, scalable, and highly usable technical solutions. This position challenges you to work across database engineering, data modeling, semantic knowledge graphs, and ontology support to ensure data is integrated seamlessly across systems. If you are a straightforward, solution-focused engineer ready to build high-performance data architectures on-site, let's achieve more together!

Location & Work Environment

• Primary Location: Newport News, VA
• Work Style: On-site

Compensation & Benefits

The annual base salary range for this role is $101,000 - $189,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered within this pipeline may vary based upon chosen tier (Mid vs. Senior), work experience, education, and/or specific technical skill level.

,

Required Skills

• Clearance: U.S. Citizenship required. Must possess or be eligible to obtain an active federal Secret security clearance (Nyla will sponsor eligible candidates).
• Data Architecture: Strong professional experience with data engineering, database engineering, data integration, or data architecture.
• Data Modeling: Proven ability to design and model data structures, including defining entities, relationships, data flows, schemas, and processing structures.
• Pipeline Development: Experience developing reliable data pipelines and integrating data from multiple large-scale sources. Query
• Optimization: Advanced proficiency in writing and optimizing complex SQL queries to support high-performance data retrieval.
• Database Technologies: Familiarity with relational, NoSQL, graph, or distributed database technologies, along with an understanding of database security, access controls, and compliance requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Agile Execution: Strong communication skills with experience gathering requirements from technical and non-technical stakeholders in a fast-moving Agile environment.

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline. Experience Requirements: Demonstrated professional experience working in database engineering, data pipeline development, or data architecture roles. Substitution: An equivalent combination of advanced technical certifications, specialized military training, or additional years of hands-on data engineering experience may be considered in lieu of a formal degree.

,

Desired Skills

• Advanced Databases: Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Cassandra, DGraph, or similar relational, NoSQL, or graph databases.
• Streaming & APIs: Familiarity with Apache Kafka (or similar data-streaming tools) and Hasura (or similar API and data-access platforms).
• Ontology Frameworks: Experience with semantic knowledge graphs, linked data, ontology development, RDF/XML, OWL, or the Protégé OWL ontology editor.
• Modern Version Control: Routine experience managing collaborative code repositories using GitHub and Git workflows. Data
• Visualization: Familiarity with data visualization or graph visualization tools.
• Defense & Clearance Standards: Experience supporting defense, intelligence, operational, or other complex mission environments.

,

About Nyla Technology Solutions

Nyla Technology Solutions delivers exceptional Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, and Software Engineering services for the U.S. Government. Nyla embraces a forward-thinking and bold approach at every turn, earning us a solid reputation of technical trendsetters within the industry. We have a passion for developing solutions that have a quick and immediate impact on mission. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, our customers love how we tackle their most challenging problems and get things done.

If you have the unique experience and expertise we are seeking, along with the desire and determination to invest your time and energy as a part of Nyla’s team,

Taking Care of All of You

Nyla provides a top-of-market compensation and benefits package. And through our unique Nyla FLEX program, we custom tailor these benefits to best fit your lifestyle.

The Nyla FLEX benefit program is designed to offer you flexibility in the 3 biggest areas of your life: your pay, your leave, and your schedule.

PAY - Nyla starts with 4 weeks of Annual Leave plus 11 holidays and an additional day of Annual Leave for each year you’re at the company. You have the flexibility to cash out your annual leave hours, opt out of other Nyla benefits, and/or arrange for additional hours on contract* (over 40 hrs/week). There’s even an option to earn 1.3 times your hourly rate once you work over 1880 hours on contract!

LEAVE - Want to spend more time with the family? Want more time to travel the world? You can BUY additional annual leave for a total of 6 weeks of annual leave. That’s up to 240 hours of leave plus 11 holidays! That’s not even including paid anniversary leave!

SCHEDULE - Does the traditional 40-hour workweek no longer fit your lifestyle? With Nyla FLEX, you have the freedom to scale down to 30-32 hours while still enjoying the top-notch Nyla benefits you know and love. It's flexibility that works for you without compromising the perks!

WHAT ABOUT OTHER BENEFITS? Nyla’s health care (medical, dental, and vision) is 100% covered by the company. We provide 10% 401k matching - with full vesting day 1! Our Professional Development offers $5,000 per year to be used towards fees, tuition, or time off for your continued growth. We even have a student loan repayment program and we provide 8 hours of volunteering annually so you can support your community, making your world a better place.

To learn more about Nyla's culture and our exceptional benefit packages click here.

Nyla is an equal opportunity employer.